LaVahn Hoh
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LaVahn Hoh is an expert on technical theater, special effects, drama and the circus. Since 1969 he has been a professor of drama in the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia.[1] He was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he majored in speech and drama. He later received his Master of Fine Arts in drama from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[2]
Work
[edit]Hoh has spent more than 40 years researching the history of the circus. He has also worked as the archivist for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and has appeared in several films including a two-hour documentary commemorating the history of the American circus. He also appeared on an A&E special that investigated the lives of Dare Devils and on A&E's biography of The Flying Wallendas.[3] Publications such as People and USA Today have profiled his work.[4] Beyond his work with the circus, Hoh also wrote an influential text on special effects while he was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2009 Hoh received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Theatre Association.[5] In 2011, he taught the only accredited class on circus history in America, and was the co-author of the book Step Right Up! The Adventure of Circus in America.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "U.Va. Drama Professor LaVahn Hoh Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Virginia Theatre Association". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "UW-EAU Claire Alumnus Teaches Circus History". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Hoh, Lavahn - Oscar". Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Semester at Sea - Fall 2012 Deans, Faculty, Staff". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "U.Va. Drama Professor LaVahn Hoh Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Virginia Theatre Association". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Vincenti, Kevin (26 September 2011). "Faculty facts: LaVahn Hoh". The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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